Five things to know about CES 2023

The world’s largest technology exhibition Consumer Electronics Show (CES), kicks off this Thursday in Las Vegas, and organizers hope to restore the excitement of previous years after two editions overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Here are five things to keep in mind as the 2023 edition takes place at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

What you need to know about CES 2023

In January 2020, over 117,000 people attended the big convention in Las Vegas just weeks before Covid-19 locked down much of the world.

The 2021 show was held virtually, and the hybrid version held last year attracted about 40,000 visitors following the surge in the omicron version.

“People are excited to be back in Las Vegas for CES 2023and it will be great,” said Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Technology Association and organizer of the annual meeting.

The organizers expect that the number of participants will exceed 100,000 people.

This year, the presence of automotive companies will be the largest in history, with about 300 exhibitors grouped in a specific pavilion, while Stellantis, BMW and other heavyweights will perform at the opening.

“This year it will feel like we’re almost at a car show,” said Kevan Yalowitz, global head of software and platforms at consulting firm Accenture.

While the promise of self-driving cars is taking longer than expected to hit the road, companies will again be pushing innovation that is primarily about replacing the human driver.

Another major development will be automotive software: automotive operating systems that can be updated remotely, like a laptop or smartphone.

These programs can “change the user experience (such as speed limits or maintenance) at any time and reveal issues that can be fixed without consumers knowing they’ve been fixed,” Yalowitz said.

CES last year was dominated by the idea that virtual reality, accessible through a variety of headsets from a wide group of companies, would be the Internet of the future.

A year later, blind faith in the metaverse was shattered by the difficulties faced by Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, which had bet on making a virtual world accessible to everyone.

Despite Meta’s big gamble, the metaverse “is still not a mainstream category,” said Carolina Milanesi, an analyst at Creative Strategies.

However, virtual worlds will continue to play a leading role in CESas Meta and other companies continue to try to win over naysayers, he added.

Last year there was a quiet revolution, away from the headlines. And now experts believe it will make a huge difference when it comes to connected devices.

In October, a new standard known as Matter was agreed upon, which means that devices built specifically for Amazon Alexa or Google Nest are now compatible, opening up great opportunities for developers to innovate and reach the widest possible audience.

“The first version of the standard has been released, several products have been certified, and there will be many more in the future.” CESsaid Avi Gringart, an analyst at Techsponential.

“We’re really going to see Matter devices team up with doorbells, vacuum cleaners and more,” he added.

The importance of consumer technology in addressing climate change has been a recurring theme in CESalthough it rarely attracts crowds like connected cars or the latest gadgets.

Given the higher priority that companies and governments are giving to the environment, green technologies will take on a more prominent place and even their own space in the world this time around. CES.

The companies will also promote their sustainable outlook by pointing out the recyclable material of their products and the low carbon footprint. (According to AFP)

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